Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-05
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PLAYING EsQuiMAUX, AND
WHAT CAME OF 1T.
IN rwo cuArrrns. ny l.. D.
CHATTER I,

WAS ABOUT net Wy $780,"
quarter and full. and doub, whether u
ever .hone more brightly at that age
since Twas moonlight 10 Eden No
snow had fallen for some time, and /.
,hsr. wa. considerable travelling on the
road leading by our hose. aud t~ins
quite descending. the eJasiips W. ex-
e,llsn,. Just at twilight. one Of my
,ehool.mats.. Frank Lane. came down
with hi. hsnd..led to 'Pend the evening
with me in sliding. and having good
time generally. lie was about yeaf
nv senior. and We were 10 the same class
10 all our studies. aud generally had
good understanding with each o,hsr.-
After eoa,,ing awhile We grew tired OF
tia, kind Of sport. aud began TO look
.bou, for something new. 90 As to change
the programme.
A few rods Ia the rear Of the house
va. a hrge sno~-drin. no, less than ten
fee, deep. which old Borsas bad been
forming a, intervals all winter Why
no, play E.quimaux by ste.vAiins
house In ,ha, drift. and % have home
Of our own for a short time , That vas
toe thing TO DO exactly; 20 procuring :
couple Of shoysls, We vent Al u IN good
earnest, and soon had house made
abou, a. large a. small bedroom, ani
no, les than siH fee, IN height. - Tar
20 good; bot whA, !, a dwelling house
In winter without FIRE. OF any facilities
for making one that might do for he
E.qaim.ul of Labrador. bat not Tor u'.
81 IN few minute. more Ahre.plsee and
chimney were added 20 our apafimen',
and = fire blazing within which lighted
up our dwelling With 'Plsndor suo
Lime" A short board placed upon two
blocks u STOW. made q good seat on
which 10 ,ii. tell ,iorlss. and take com
tor, generally.
Thu, pleasantly domieilsd. the maehin'
sry of nature ani art never ran more
smoothly than u 81 then ani there Tor
few mlIutes The afr fosf,i Aud snappfd'
and the chimney druw nicely much ort
t.r than Dafuum's mermaid ever ttough'
Of doing We w,rc just cougfaiulains
ourselves on our superiority over oar
northern brethren. who have - I've OF
mu, a of the time In cold ani dafhnss-'
at their b.ubbcr raw FOR ssnt ~ . IRE u
cook 10. whrn-shadc n Itcums'h W.
beard my name pronounced from the NJ
pr curp,r OF the dJur-yafd 10 manuel
whlca ~ knew meant business Ia IT, mos
concentrated form, no fSoling. aui ~
ml.iskr' Being pretty well ACqiAais'
With the spcsksr. pot on an All ~ ufafFD
something q. used 10 Whsu passins ~
graveyard aftsr tark atd. going % in'
door. lrqalfsd what go wanted.
"What l. waut,i. d. SEP saii father, .
want yoa "a pot that DIRE oati uhai fui
graciocs' sake Afe you doing thrfs tfllpl
to barn up that suoW.duitf
Being sell aware that no remorsifAles
that cuad oner. would have ~ mafa
ssight a. tts leather that broke TIE can
Ill. bach. turned afouud 10 Obey orders
without .aying word. when auoihfr 20
l.y of wufi. took noe 10 TIE rear " Doc
yoa 20 into that hole assiu. aid he, 81 ~
% 90 tor % the dfln ani shovel snps
down on 10 The nrei or III .ec-you, slr
whether "thst hole" bore any analogy
% N. f.mog. HACK Hole % Calcuits, 20
n. crater OF vssuViu-. have 10 means
u knosiugs taAi he pad strong pf' o.
dice against thai ptriicalAr spot ll.t thea,
f1f .ome rvasOn. q. gate ssiicnt. u thai
a. Ia NAV. scrambled up on top of ih,
fflft. shovel In hani. reluctantly enough !
ss.uf. yous ani Ia fcN mDmsnts All ma
r,m.lns,i of oar bright Aui chesffal nfr.
that :, bri.kiy "up TIE chimney rparvi,
sasa faint co'umn % stesm Vut'us a.
through the snns from the DE place -
Pretty soon ffank started fOr hone, thor.
oughly provoked o. think that 49, could
not b. permitted - fnish oar piaf OF -
qslmaux. without bsiug DISTURBED. S"r
"a. les. provoked myself, knONlug ina,
thsfr was no gOOi rcssDn ShY Ne s1oali
not have been IL alone In our iunOc' az
sport. And always Intended, Sons tm'
OF Other. % have 10 oct, Ani make aslc
cs.sofit Hos aaAlly succeeded will Do
seen 10 the neat chspisr.
cuAFfrR a.
II va. beautiful evening In February
iss5 ll.t forty years Afivr th1 s'sni- ~
cufdsd In IN. preceding chapter. Au'
What On eysutful p~fipi doani " tn'fr
vas ever more history compressed lni,
the same uum0eI ~ years since i1r com
msui wss given" 1t there BE- lighi and
there va. light Tue moon occuPird
about the same position Ia m" sAl, %, ln-
.bout three days before tue foil ani looked
90 older than she did 80 long $50 bl,
NY own physiognOmY. Do" chanE'd
Tnen vas a nov % hteen years. lnH o'
fun aui mischief. aud cared hnt little TOT
anything, nov am past The Middle SO,
have ben grsnifather Tor number o
ys.r-, and care for gooi many things
aud an writing thi, story With spectacle
b~.triding my nose. am not wriiing ni
autobiography. however, but true s1of)
Tor the children.
just A. The evening 10 question VA
eomlug on, noticed snow .drin, not TAT
from the house. much Resembling no tpfm
apd lie the one slreiiy descfioei. Now
4. lot The time, thought I. 10 naish up that
E.qaimaux play FOR. a. before stated. a.
say. Intended 90 see II through some day
ami, 10 tell the truth, never could thins
Of IL without feeling sort Of unpleasant.
ness within. bordering on Indignation.
Frsnk va. .tlll living. hut bis home Wa
FAR away. 80 that could not have bin foF
a compauiOn ~ before. and ws- therefore
Obliged 10 make a substitute of ny bali
grown boy, aud he made very good one.
Explalnlng matters In full, he AZ once be-
came q. much Interested In the game ~
myself. and In n short time We had a
house. nre.pisce AMI chimney al con-
plete. a. also the furniture, aud All re-
.embllBg the original A. nearly A. pos
.ihle.
soon there was = good cheerful Ore
burning within. aud .iH persons seated b..
fore N, representing three generations, aud
al enjoying the novel scene 10 perfection.
Being anxious 10 mske the last part 81 my
E.quimaur play a. Interesting A. possible
10 all, related thu story of forty years sgo
10 them, Who seemed 10 have no trouble
| In keeping their eyes and ears open during
the rehearsal. by the time The story wss
flushed, the Ore had burned down 10 Abed
OF Goals, aud one OF the children went and
brought In some pop corn AMI poppsr'
and Was soon busily engaged IN popping
corn over The glowing Goals Pretty soon
another Que 81 The family brought In som-
spple., snd then We hsi nice little pic
mic OF Pop corn snd spples In th- NerJ
heart OF . suov-dfift. Dld yoa ever h or
OF such ihlngi I never did; hat II Wa
a very enjoyable occasion, aud | ,hall Al.
way think II paid Ia carry the play through
although II was not completed until
Al the end OF forty years.
Our muse has drawn from this story the
folio wing crystsliE-i
MORAL.